Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 6.3 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 6.3 % for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in 2021.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Sierra Leone peaked at 11.6 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.6 %, in 2014.
Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6 % | — |
| 2005 | 10.2 % | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5 % | -26.5% |
| 2014 | 4.6 % | -38.7% |
| 2017 | 6.8 % | +47.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4 % | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 6.3 % | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9 % | 10.2 % | 11.6 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.08 % | 4.6 % | 7.5 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.3 % | 6.3 % | 6.3 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Sierra Leone?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Sierra Leone was 6.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 % in 2014.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 69 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.